HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-05-21 Proclamation~]~r~,~', the bicycle is a utilitarian, economical, and enviromnentally
sound means of personal transpox~atlon, recreation, and fitness;
and
~fT~rl~g, the bicycle is considered a legitimate roadway vehicle in all 50
states and therefore entitled to legal and responsible use of all
public roadway facilities, excepting Interstate highway. s; and
~, increased use of the bicycle ~ benefit all citizens of Iowa
City by improving ai~ quality, reducing traffic congestion and
noise, decreasing use of and dependence upon finite energy
resources, and fostering healthful exe~'clse; and
~I]~i~, the City of Iowa City has an ongoing commitment to
encou:cage bicycling as a viable mode of transportation; a~d to
promote sa~e bicycling; and
~r~ig, the League of American Bicyclists has designated the City of
Iowa City as a "Bicycle Friendly Community" for its ongoing
commitment to improving local bicycling conditions and facilities;
~0~, fiJel:~l:g, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the month of May to be
in Iowa City and encourage all citizens to ride their
furtherance of the above personal and societal benefits.
bicycles in
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 21st day of May, 1996.
Cit owa Cit
i~f~re~[.g.,. RVing is a clean, healthful and wholesome recreational
i~IIJ~r~g, for xts 30th nxversa~y, the Good Sam Club, the world s
largest RV owners club, which includes a number of local
resi.dents, is staging a nationwide trash clean-up to improve our
env~romnent, and
~J~e~.g, we see thb activity as beneficial to all and hope it receives
vndespread support throughout the populace, and
~t~]~I:~g, we wish to thank the Good Sam Club for its efforts to make
a better world,
~f~r~, I, Naomi J. Novlck, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim Tnesd~y, May 28, 1996, to be
throughout our city, and urSe all citizens large and small to pick up litter
and keep our eomm~,nlty c~ean.
Signed ~n Iowa City, Iowa,
this 21st day of May, 1996.
! Mayor
of ]IoWa
~r~, the Olympic Flame which is kindled from the Sun's rays in
Olympia, Greece ~bolizes the Olympic ideals of peace,
understanding, and friendly competition, and
~r~g, in celebration of the 100th A~versary of the modern
Olympic Movement the Olympic Flame is passed in a Torch Relay
from Olympia to Atlanta, Georgia, where the world will gather for
the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games thin summer, and
~I~ig, the route of the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay brings the
Olympic Flame to Iowa City on its 15,000 mile journey across the
United States as a celebration of the Olympic ideals, and
~tI~i~lg, we wish to express our support for the peaceful conduct of the
1996 Olympic Torch Relay and the Centennial Olympic Games
and add our voices to the millions around the world calling for
peace,
~ref0r~, I, Naomi J. Novlck, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim May 30, 1996, to be
in Iowa City and encourage all citizens to celebrate the meaning of the
Olympic Flame and to demonstrate to the world our resolve to uphold
those high ideals.
- Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
[ this 21st day of May, 1996.
Cit
i~l~l~fit~, Systems Unl;mited, Inc., a ,,rivate non-profit co'--oration
bas. e.d m Iowa Ci~ ~ de~ to ~e pro, ion ~'~ ~
res~den~, voca~o~, ~d re.home ~no~ ~d sauces to neonle
~ ~velopmen~ ~e~, ~d -- ~ ~
~ereag, Systems Unl;m~ted has &mons~ated s~ce 1971 ~at given
approp~at~ snppo~ ~ ~s~on, p~opte ~ ~d, moderate,
severe, and proposal ~a&~es can ~on effe~vely ~ and
con--re to ~e co~,~ni~, ~d
~ereag, Syste~ Unl~;ted has &mo~ated ~at ~ese ~di~du~s
c~ be pro~ded a~prop~ate se~s ~ loe~ co~,~i~es at a cost
far less ~ what xs reded ~ more res~ve en~o~ents, and
~ereag, we ~h to recognize ~e outs~n~g work ~e~o~ed by
Systems Unl;~ted, ~c., on beh~ of peopIe ~ ~evelopmen~
~s&~es ~ Eastern Iowa over ~e paot 25 ye~s ~d its ~
~po~ance to ~e co~,
~, ~ere~r~, I, Nao~ J. No~ck, Mayor o[ ~e Ci~ o[ Iowa Cid,
Iowa, do hereby procla~ ~e week of ~e 2 8, 1996, to be
i,~ Iowa CiD and cd!ll upon the citizens
ceremonies and activities to celebrate ~e°~5~aty in pa$cipate in
year oi Systems
Unlimited, Inc.
t~.igned in.lowa. City, Iowa,
s 21st day oi May, 1996.